Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-07
.rne v,,us,rated herald.
NEWS Notes.

Frank Monroe, the ball player, yester'
day received the sad news of the death
of his mother, which occurred at Cincin-
nati.
The ssDairymaids" will meet at the
Congregational church at 3 ?. to-day.
All are earnestly requested to be pres
ent.
United States Deputy Marshal j. ID.
Dunlap went north yesterday to attend
to some Government land claims at Tip
ton ia the San Joaquin valley.
At 2:l0 this morning the Times was
still loaded for bear, had dropped four
additional buckshot into each barrel,
and Col. Otis had not resigned.
Mrs. Dr. Sawtelle yesterday received
= dispatch from Pasadena that the
Avery gas was burning all right, and
that everybody was invited TO see It
last night.
Eckert l. Adloff's great excursion 10
Santa Monica at the opening of the
great pavilion and to the first great pic
mic OF the summer will leave on the
usual train time tomorrow.
The gentlemen who take part in the
chorus Of the coming Dairymaid's Festi-
val will meet at the residence of Mr..
Dodsworth, sol South Main street, at
p. NJ, tonight Prof. Stamm and Mr..
Tanning will have charge OF the chorus.
The newly erected church Of the
Evangelical Association, on Olive street,
between Seventh aud Eighth, will be
dedicated on Sunday, May Ssh. Bishop
Thomas Bowman, of Allentown, Pa.
will preach in the German language at
1880 A. M, and in the English lang uage
at 7;30 P. M.
The LADIES' Benevolent Society is in
need of two invalid's chairs and one
baby carriage. 1t is hoped that some
public spirited people will shortly re.
spond. The articles can be sent to Mrs.
Dacomman, at 81 Ducommun street, or
Mrs. A. L. Bath, 40S South Hill street,
or il either of these ladies are notified
the articles will be sent for.
Mr.. U. F. Dsl Vale, the enterprising
merchant of Camulos, is in the city. He
reports great deal of enquiry for real
estate in Ventura county aud predicts a
glorious future for that delightful re-
gion. The Del Vale family short
time ago sold to a gentleman from the
East $50, 900 worth OF land in the Piru
raache. adjoining the Camulos. 1t is
the intention Of the purchaser to plant
orange trees, table grapes aud olives.
The people of East Los Aug eles. and
those in the vicinity Of the depot desire
to have an electric light mast Of 1900
candle power erected near the new Buena
Vista street bridge. A mast l50 feet
high is very necessary at that point,
where there will be such an immense
travel and where so many trains are
moving backward in making up throngh
trains. A petition will lie presented to
the City Council for the proposed light.
There has been growing for some
weeks past about the manner in which
the streets are spriokled, or rather the
manner in which they are not sprinkied
Yesterday the matter was considered by
the Board of Health and tue proper ac-
tioa taken. Contractor ID. f. Donegan
was instructed to put on more teams and
carts. Under the terms Of the co ntract
Mr.. Donegan is paid 50 much per day
for each cart, SO it all rests wi tn the
Board Of Health. II Donegan is ordered
to put on sufficient number OF carts he
will doubtless lay the dust.
A flowing oil well sunk by Messrs.
HArdisou l. Stewart at Santa Paula,
Ventura county, is giving up about 25C
barrels Of oil per day. This is the larg.
es. oil well in the State. Tho same
gentlemen have q well at Petroiia, north
Of Auaheim, which yields about five
barrels per day without pumping. and
also deep gas well on La Brea raucho,
west of this city. The gas has not yet
been utilized. This firm has spent q
large amount OF money in oil develop
ments in this county and in Ventura